The DM240018 PIC24F USB and LCD Curiosity Development Board from Microchip Technology is a cost-effective, fully integrated development platform that facilitates the exploration of segmented LCD interfacing and various features of the low power PIC24F MCUs with a USB and an integrated LCD controller. Designed from the ground-up to take full advantage of Microchip’s MPLAB® X IDE and MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC), the board includes an integrated programmer/debugger. It requires no additional hardware, simplifying prototyping. The PIC24F USB and LCD Curiosity Board is the perfect platform to harness the power of PIC24FJ512GU410 low power microcontroller with a USB and an LCD controller. Its layout and external connections offer unparalleled access to the core independent peripherals (CIPs). The on-chip CIPs enable users to integrate various system functions onto a single MCU, simplifying the design and keeping system power consumption and BOM cost low.
The PIC24F USB and LCD Curiosity Development Board allows users to explore the power-saving modes and measure the device current. Users can seamlessly drive the segmented LCD glass in power-saving modes, enabling them to reduce power consumption. With the LCD core independent animation feature, users can see display animations come to life, even when the MCU is in a power-saving mode. The board also allows users to explore the VBAT function with a secondary coin cell battery. The MCC is a graphical configuration tool supporting PIC24F MCUs, MPLAB tool suite, and the PIC24F USB and LCD Curiosity Development Board to go from design concept to prototype quickly. Get the PIC24FJ512GU410 up and running quickly and visualize it in action displaying data on the LCD glass supported on the board without reading the device datasheet. The comprehensive development ecosystem significantly reduces users’ development time.
Features
- PIC24FJ512GU410 low power (XLP) microcontroller with a USB and an integrated segmented LCD controller
- On-board LCD panel with backlight
- Full speed USB interface
- Integrated programmer/debugger with USB interface and COM port
- Digital temperature sensor (TC77)
- Analog potentiometer, multiple user LEDs, RGB LED, and switches
- 32.768 kHz secondary OSC for RTCC
- Female headers for access to microcontroller I/O pins
- Circuit prototyping area
- Power sources
- USB power
- VBAT emulation circuitry with a secondary coin cell
- Test points to measure device current consumption
- Functionality expansion support with two mikroBUS™ interfaces for clickboardsTM
- Full compatibility with MPLAB X IDE, XC16 compiler, and MCC